 The curtain rises tomorrow night on Brainerd Community Theater's production of Play On at Central Lakes College. Clayton Castle takes us inside the theater to provide, to preview this hilarious romp. If you've ever been in a theater production, you know the challenges that can arise from all facets of the production. From lights and sounds to the acting on the stage, something can always go awry in a hurry. You can experience those strange yet exhilarating moments in real time at Brainerd Community Theater's production of Play On opening tomorrow night. Play On is kind of a love song for those of us that have been in community theater. Things that happen backstage that the audience isn't quite privileged to see. So anything that can go wrong does go wrong back there. So it's quite funny. The Rick Abbott Comedy delves into the production of a play and includes almost every aspect of putting together a show, including an eccentric author. A maiden lady who fancies herself to be a great poet and playwright. And I am eccentric and I want the play to be perfect, so I keep changing it. In the middle of all the chaos are the actors who struggle to remember their lines in blocking. Nick Corey plays Billy, the young actor who finds love in his leading lady co-star Violet, played by Emily Lane. Billy Kar-Yu is a young man who is driven by his desires, basically. But he's someone that I had a lot of fun portraying, kind of as a more energetic someone who thinks he's better than he really is. Play On is a hilarious look into the actual process of putting together a community theater show. And if you talk to the actors in Play On, they all have their theater horror stories. The other actor I was acting with forgot, basically, over half of our scene, so I'm standing up there going like this. It was a nightmare. She didn't forget every other night. Play On opens tomorrow night at the Schalberg Theater at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Reporting in Brainerd, Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. And Play On runs Thursday through Saturday, this week and next week. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.